To generate enough power to charge the battery on an e bike the solar panels you select need to be a fair size and with a decent wattage output.
Portable solar panels charge ebike.
In this video we show a very easy and cheap way to make a high voltage solar panel 60v 10w from small 6v 1w solar cells.
If there were a way to plug the panel directly into the bike battery it would eliminate most of the weight and cost.
Better to just bring your charger with you everywhere and find a friendly cafe that will let you plug in for a java break.
However you wouldn t be able to have this solar panel spread open while riding so we understand why it s only made for direct charging.
Additionally the small solar panel on its back works well enough for the battery to replenish using solar even if it takes a few hours.
Hooking your e bike up to solar panels.
However if you were like me found an awesome deal of low voltage solar panel on the web maybe second hand and want to charge your e bike battery directly us.
The solution that could work would be a 12v solar panel connected to an inverter feeding the original mains powered charger or the laptop charger but that s another issue.
Unfortunately this solar charger for ebike is made to only charge the ebike directly and it can t store any energy into the charger itself.
Sure there s a bit of an efficiency loss by first converting the 12vdc solar panel output into 110vac and then letting the e bike charger convert it back down to 48vdc but it certainly makes.
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One option is to invest in large panels that are robust and designed to be stationary.
Charge electric bike battery with solar panel.